Category Red Alert

Two trains collide causing multiple injuries in Durban, South Africa

At least 80 people were injured in a train collision near Berea in Durban on Tuesday evening, said South African officials. The accident trains are passenger trains operated by Metrorail. The power line of the railway was shut down after…

Emergency evacuation of 87,000 people in southwestern Japan

This was caused by the increased risk of flooding due to heavy rains. Only for one hour 70 millimeters of rain fell in the region on Monday morning, RIA Novosti reported. In Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Nagasaki prefecture and at Kyushu island…

Heavy rain triggers landslides in China’s Hunan

Landslide in Mibei Township under Dong Autonomous County of Xinhuang, Huaihua City, central China’s Hunan Province. Rain-triggered landslides blocked a river to form a barrier lake in the township. A total of 1,172 local residents have been relocated.

Red alert for Japan’s Kyushu island as landslides & flash floods loom, evacuation recommended to 20,000

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a red-level weather alert for the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures of the island of Kyushu and recommended the evacuation of about 20,000 from southern Kyushu amid a looming threat of landslides and flashfloods as…

Severe flood wreaks havoc in Nnewi, Nigeria

Residents of Egbu Umuenem, Otolo Nnewi community in Nnewi, Anambra State, have cried for help, following a flood disaster that hit the community at the weekend, destroying buildings, household property  and killing domestic animals. Checks by Daily Sun revealed that…

Severe Floods Force Thousands To Evacuate In Argentina

Flooding from days of torrential rains has forced the evacuation of some 3,000 families in Argentina. The heavy rains swelled the Paraguay and Parana rivers. Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said Monday that families living in swamped low-lying areas have been…

Severe hailstorm hammers Surin Province and heavy rains cause flooding in Bangkok, Thailand

More than 100 houses, schools, and temples in Si Khoraphum District, Surin Province, have been affected by a hailstorm that struck the area last night.    Heavy rains and a whirlwind destroyed several buildings in Surin Province. In Taen Subdistrict,…

Severe dust storm causes mayhem in Uttar Pradesh, India

Two persons were killed in separate incidents of uprooting of trees in Barabanki district as severe dust storm hit parts of Uttar Pradesh.    Sumitara (55) was sleeping inside her hut when a tree fell upon it, crushing her to…

Severe flood & landslide leaves 3 missing & 100’s displaced in West Java, Indonesia

An official said Friday that flash floods and landslides caused by Thursday’s heavy downpours have left three people missing and hundreds of others displaced in Sukabumi district of West Java. Mud rushed down from a 40 meter-high hill in Purabaya…